FORM 8-K
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



       Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): January 29, 2002


                           KAISER ALUMINUM & CHEMICAL
                                   CORPORATION
             (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



                                    DELAWARE
                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)



                                     1-3605
                            (Commission File Number)



                                   94-0928288
                     (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)





     5847 SAN FELIPE, SUITE 2600
           HOUSTON, TEXAS                                77057-3010
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                 (Zip Code)



                                 (713) 267-3777
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



Item 5.    Other Events

      On January 30, 2002, Kaiser Aluminum Corporation issued a press release
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, which press release is incorporated
herein by reference.

      Effective January 29, 2002, Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation and
its parent company, Kaiser Aluminum Corporation, entered into a Waiver and
Consent Agreement with the financial institutions (the "Lenders") that are
parties to the Credit Agreement, dated as of February 15, 1994, as amended, and
with Bank of America, N.A., as Agent for the Lenders, in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.2, which Waiver and Consent Agreement is incorporated
herein by reference.


Item 7.    Financial Statements and Exhibits

      (c)  Exhibits

           Exhibit 99.1:  Press release dated January 30, 2002
           Exhibit 99.2:  Waiver and Consent Agreement, dated as of January 29,
                2002



                                   SIGNATURES


      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.








Dated:  January 31, 2002
                                        KAISER ALUMINUM & CHEMICAL
                                        CORPORATION
                                           (Registrant)

                                              /s/ John T. La Duc
                                        By:   John T. La Duc
                                              Executive Vice President and
                                              Chief Financial Officer


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit 99.1:   Press release dated January 30, 2002
Exhibit 99.2:   Waiver and Consent Agreement, dated as of January 29, 2002